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6 Skills Employers Want in New Graduates

What Skills Employers Seeking After years of studying, writing essays and sitting through hours upon hours of lectures and labs you are finally a graduate. As you transition from being a full-time student to a full-time professional you...

How Long Should You Stay at Your Job?

How do you know when it's time to make a career change? Gone are the days of staying at one job for your entire career. It's not uncommon for professionals to hold several positions throughout their careers. But...

8 Conflict Resolution Skills You Need for the Workplace

How to deal with a conflict at work While it's not desired, conflict in the workplace occasionally happens. Conflict can occur for various reasons such as different work styles, opinions or differing goals between colleagues. Having the right...

Toronto is North America’s 3rd Largest Tech Hub

Tech Jobs in Toronto The New York Times recently published an article crowning Toronto as the third-largest tech hub in North America. Industry experts, investors, and entrepreneurs have focused on major US cities like Austin and Miami as...

Build your Career Plan in 9 Steps

How to start your job search If you are a new graduate or looking to advance or change careers, you need a career plan. Implementing an elaborate career plan can get you started on finding a meaningful and...

The February Labour Survey: Employment Rates, Wages and Diversity

The February Labour Report from Statistics Canada The February Labour Report from Statistics Canada is out, and things are looking optimistic…for the most part. The Covid-19 pandemic caused a significant disruption in the labour market, and we're just...

14 Second Interview Sample Questions

Got called back for a second interview? If you're reading this, that probably means you've been called in for a second interview. A second interview callback means you are being seriously considered for the position. If this assumption is...

10 Benefits and Perks for a Competitive Retention Plan

How to Improve your Retention Rates In a tough candidate's market, employers need to be strategic in their hiring and retention plans or risk losing out on top talent. During the Great Resignation, many companies found their employees exiting...

5 Tips to Get Prepared for In-Person Networking

With restrictions easing up, in-person networking events are making a comeback. After what felt like living in a computer screen for two years, many of us are anxious to get back out in the world. Although online networking events were...